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Angela Merkel’s ally’s attack on refugee policy backfires

Members of the ruling coalition denounced proposals by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s sister party in Bavaria to introduce a cap on refugees, ban the burqa and forbid dual nationality as unrealistic, German media reported.

“There is no definable, fixed upper limit [on refugees] that we could discuss without talking about the capacity of this land to integrate people,” Deputy Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said, according to a Reuters report.

Katarina Barley, the head of Gabriel’s Social Democrats, said the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) was undermining the ruling coalition, calling it a “new, open attack on Angela Merkel,” according to Die Welt.

Merkel rejected calls to change her government’s policies on refugees. Her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and the CSU should remain united, she said.

“CDU and CSU have worked together on all laws: home security, budget, economy, retirement, care,” the German chancellor said in an interview with Funke Media Group. “We still have a lot to do and need to come up with solutions,” she said.

Senior Green MP Anton Hofreiter said the CSU’s suggestion could be a violation of the German constitution, which forbids “discrimination on the basis of religion or origin,” Die Welt reported.

In a draft policy document, which was seen by Der Spiegel Thursday, the CSU had suggested that migrants coming from “Western-Christian cultures” should have priority.

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YY

Thanks to Merkel, not only Germany is divided, the whole of the EU and Europe is divided and her action surely is at least partially responsible for the Brexit. Maybe, she will be responsible for the breaking of the EU in the future and if so, that’s what she’ll be remembered for. Well, except for the mass rapes and terrorist attacks she imported and so enriched our culture. She should be called Grand Dragon.

Posted on 9/9/16 | 10:28 AM CET

johnQ

Evil Mutti, responsible for the Brexit, for the future breakup of the EU with her unilateral refugee action, for the division of the now many factions in the EU.
She will be remembered as the fool Juggernaut that had no political feeling whatsoever.

Posted on 9/9/16 | 10:37 AM CET

Brian

Trump wants to deport millions of illegal migrants. Merkel wants to import millions of migrants. Why doesnt She take the illegals Trump wants rid of? They might be happy in Europe and the risk of terrorism from them would be low and integration might go smoothly. Anything is better than where we are now, thanks to Merkel. EU is in total discord, because of this madwoman

Posted on 9/9/16 | 11:03 AM CET

Eora

Jay

Eora, Merkel needs people like you, really, the dumb and retarded who use words like LOL in a sentence, no-brainers living on emotion. Our lives isn’t bad, but your childrens lives will be much less fun.;)

Posted on 9/9/16 | 11:35 AM CET

Eora

To Jay: LOL is not a word but an acronym first used on Usenet, the precursor of Internet as we know today. So try to have some respect for the history of computer-mediated communication, especially that you do it here on the forum. Furthermore, I am most certainly older than you and better educated, try to get a doctoral degree. As opposed to classical “no-brainers living on emotion” like you, YY and johnQ, I do not blame Merkel for the whole evil in the world.

Posted on 9/9/16 | 11:50 AM CET

ttttt

Eora: doctor degree level is not something that assures that somebody who ownes it is – in generally – a clever person. Merkel is responsible for most of bad things that happened in Europe in recent years, and which will happen in next years.

Posted on 9/9/16 | 12:06 PM CET

Filippo

@eora
Mario Monti is president of the best italian economics university, Harry Truman was a tie seller. Do you want me to tell you which of the two was a great stateman and which drove his country against a wall?

Posted on 9/9/16 | 12:24 PM CET

M

Future history books will list Merkel and the WW2 German chancellor as the most destructive German leaders in recent history.